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Orthocladiinae

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Orthocladiinae
Brillia bifida
Scientific classificationEdit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chironomidae
Subfamily: Orthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Genera

Numerous, seetext

Metriocnemus picipes.
Cricotopussp., male on grass.

Orthocladiinaeis asubfamilyofmidgesin the non-biting midgefamily(Chironomidae). For lack of a better common name, they are simply referred to asorthoclads.

Genera

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References

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  1. ^Halvorsen, Godtfred A. (1982). "Saetheriella amplicristatagen. n., sp. n., a new Orthocladiinae (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Tennessee ".Aquatic Insects.4(3). Taylor & Francis: 131–136.doi:10.1080/01650428209361098.ISSN1744-4152.